Law firm Marshall and Galpin Solicitors has won an international quality award.

The practice, based in St Michael's Street, Oxford, joins the three per cent of UK businesses to hold the internationally recognised ISO 9000 certificate.

Michael Gorick said: "We have always been proud of the service we offer our clients. Now this has been recognised by outside experts used to judging service."

Ute Perl, who undertook the assessment for QMS Quality Management Systems, paid tribute to "the investment in people and training that enables Marshall and Galpin Solicitors to give an efficient service to their customers."